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SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)
Tue Jul 5, 2022, 08:27 PM Jul 2022

4 Hours After Listing Posted, Go Fund Me For Aiden McCarthy Now Over $1,000,000

There's NO amount of money that will be able to replace the loss this innocent boy will face the REST OF HIS LIFE.

At least he's hopefully too young to remember how it happened that both his parents were taken away from him.

The Anti-Choice, Pro-Guns Fuckwads couldn't care less.

Here is the listing:

[link:https://www.gofundme.com/f/irina-and-kevin-mccarthy|

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4 Hours After Listing Posted, Go Fund Me For Aiden McCarthy Now Over $1,000,000 (Original Post) SoCalDavidS Jul 2022 OP
😢🤷‍♂️💕TY, SCD Cha Jul 2022 #1
I hope he has a loving Aunt, Uncle or Grandparent to take care of him Unwind Your Mind Jul 2022 #2
I read he has grandparents. nt AnotherDreamWeaver Jul 2022 #3
Just donated Aviation Pro Jul 2022 #4
Oh my - it's up to $1.53 million FakeNoose Jul 2022 #5
He will have an unconscious memory of this wnylib Jul 2022 #6
Wow that is nice to see! mvd Jul 2022 #7
Yes, so so nice!! n/t iluvtennis Jul 2022 #8
The country has a lot of problems, but Americans can be very generous. betsuni Jul 2022 #9
Now $1,910,530 lamp_shade Jul 2022 #10

FakeNoose

(32,626 posts)
5. Oh my - it's up to $1.53 million
Tue Jul 5, 2022, 10:34 PM
Jul 2022

Donations are coming in from all over the country. Thanks for letting us know.

So sad that this 2 year old toddler lost both of his parent at the Highland Park shooting yesterday.

wnylib

(21,425 posts)
6. He will have an unconscious memory of this
Tue Jul 5, 2022, 10:36 PM
Jul 2022

for most of his life. Something might happen in the future to trigger it and then he will feel the trauma. Meantime, there will be things that he fears without knowing why. A particular sound that he heard or scent that he smelled just prior to or immediately after the shooting will cause him anxiety and he will not know where it comes from.

He will likely have separation anxiety after suddenly losing his parents and not understanding what happened.

mvd

(65,170 posts)
7. Wow that is nice to see!
Tue Jul 5, 2022, 10:46 PM
Jul 2022

I love GoFundMe. I don’t mind them at all. I do not like posting them myself, but there are times of need.

There was also the story of a worker who got minor rewards for years of service - a small goal turned into over $300,000.

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